Hello, young Padawan     The period between late winter and early spring is always a little tricky for a healthy-looking complexion. Indeed, the skin and the body are a little tired of the cold season and not yet invigorated with the greater luminosity and the varied seasonal fruits and vegetables that mother nature offers in April-May.   Also, it’s always nice to be able,…

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      “When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage”. Maria Callas.         Hello, young Padawan     Maria Callas. Just pronounce this name and hear the sweetest notes, or the most beautiful tunes, great music, opera. Often I hear that opera is difficult to access, but I disagree. As much for metal or jazz, you need an educated ear at least, as…

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      “A failed thing is a thing that is not yet successful”. Paul Valery.         Hello, young Padawan     I had several requests regarding beauty, such as considering specific “perfume-free” type intolerances.   So we’re going to miss the target, on purpose, taking care of fragrance-sensitive skin, for sure, but not in the way you expect, and with a bit of philosophy, as usual.…

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        “Kindness is like snow; it beautifies everything it covers.” Kahlil Gibran.           Hello, young Padawan     The cold weather is here. Hats, scarves, and a chimney fire; it’s beginning to look a lot like winter.   It is not unusual to have dry, itchy hands or even some frostbite in this late autumn- early winter season. Not uncommon, of course, but not normal…

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        “Autumn, marvelous autumn, mingled its gold and purple with the last greenery that had remained alive as if drops of the molten sun had flowed from the sky into the thickness of the woods.” Guy de Maupassant.             Hello, young Padawan     Your tan is gone, you’re as white as an ass, and you feel some lack of color and…

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